Compartmental folded paperboard carrier with handle



Aug. 12, 1952 H. w. FORRER COMPARTMENTAL lF'OLDED PAPERBOARD CARRIERWITH HANDLE Filed Sept. l5, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET lrlllrlrillllllllillust/41| .Z4 INVENTOR.

HOME?? IM FHRER ATTOPNEYJ Aug. 12, 1952 H. W. FORRER COMPRTMENTAL FOLDEDPAPERBOARD CARRIER WITH HANDLE 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 Filed Sept. l5, 1950 iJNVENTOR. Hamm nf. Fama/e Patented Aug. 12, 1952 ooMPARTMENTAL FoLDEDPAPERBOARD CARRIER WITH `HANDLE Homer W. iForrer, Atlanta,` Ga.,assigner to Atlantav Paper Company, a corporation of Georgia ApplicationSeptember 15, `l1950, SerialNo. 185,007

This invention relates to a paperboard carrier structure, and moreparticularly to a carrier structure of this sort formed of relativelylightweight paperboard that is nevertheless exceptionallystrong andsturdy, and that can be made collapsible. I

The carrier structure of the present invention is especially welladapted for use with the small jars in which powdered coffee is oftenpackaged, although it may be employed as well for cans and othercontainers or articles of comparable size, as pointed out further belowin connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is aV perspective view of a carrier constructed in accordancewith the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 2 2 in Fig.l;

Fig. 3 is a p-lan view of the carrier shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a blank for forming the carrier illustrated inFigs. 1 to 3, inclusive; and Y Figs. 5, 6, and '7 are corresponding planviews illustrating progressively the manner in which the blank shown inFig. 4 is folded and glued for erection to form thecarrier shown inFigs. 1 to 3, inclusive.

As shown in the drawings, the carrier structur of the present invention,which is intended to be formed of relatively lightweight paperboard (i,e., e

of about l-point paperboard, for example), comprises a One-piece bottomwall I integrally joined along fold lines as at I2, to opposed end wallsI4, with which opposed pairs of side wall half-laps I6 and I8 arefoldably associated along foldlines at the end wall side edges. Thesesidewall half-laps I6 and I8, which are joined to and extend from theend walls I4, are in turn foldably secured at their extending ends totransverse full-laps 22 and 24, which are positioned in back-to-backrelation uponerection of the carrierto form a medial partition.Preferably the full-.laps 22 and 24 are secured to the extendingedges'of the half-laps I6 and I8 by foldably joining them as at 26 and28 to one of the half-laps of each pair that are joined respectively tothe end walls I4, and then providing glue flaps as at 30 at the oppositeedges of the full-laps 22 and 24 for attachment to the other half-lap ofeach pair.

The medial partition formed in this manner by the full-laps 22 and 24serves to define two carrier compartments between the opposed end wallsI4, and further provides a central panel from which the carrier may besuspended for carrying. For this latter purpose, each of the full-laps22 and 24 are formed with a handle tab at its top edge as indicated at32 and 34, and one of the full-laps (such as 24) is further formed withan extending panel 36 of substantially coextensive proportions. Thisextending panel 36 6 Claims. (Cl. 229-27) is foldablyy joined at thebottom edge 38 of the full-lap 24, and" has a ap member 40 foldablyjoined at its opposite edge 42 with a slot 44 that is proportioned toreceive the handle tabs 32 and 34 arranged at the adjacent foldablyjoined edges of the extending panel 36 and the flap member 40, By thisarrangement, the extending panel 36 and flap member 40 may be foldledover the full-laps 22 and 24 when they are disposed in bacli-to-backposition upon erection of the carrier and thereby secure them in thisposition for maintaining the carrier erect with the handle tabs 32 and34 extending upwardly through the slot 44 for convenient access as ahandle means. To integrate the carrier structure further, web panels 46may be employed as disclosed in copending application Serial No.185,008, led September 15, 1950. These web panels 46 are foldably joinedat each side edge 48 of the bottom wall I0, and at the bottom edges 50and 52 of the respective half-laps I6 and I8 which form the adjacentside wall. The web panels 46 are further formed with fold lines 54extending diagonally from the adj acent corners of the bottom wall I0and the respective half-laps I6 and I8 so that they are adapted fordoubling in overlying relation with respect t0 the bottom wall I0 uponerection of the carrier, the web panels 46 being proportioned so thattheir doubled width is not more than half the width of the bottom wallI0. This overlying disposition of the web panels 46 when the carrier iserected results in reenforcing substantially the bottom wall I0 and'alsoserves to dispose the side wall half-laps I6 and I8 in fixed alignmentwith the side edges 48 of the bottom wall I0 so that the carrierstructure is stabilized in erect position.

The form of blank used in accordance with the present invention, forconstructing a carrier such as is shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3 of thedrawings, is shown in Fig. 4. In constructing the carrier from thisblank, the extending panel 36 and associated iiap member 40 are firstfolded downwardly, as seen in Fig. 5, over the full-lap 24 about thefold line 30. Next the full-laps 22 and 24 are folded over to the rightabout the adjacent edges 26 and 28 of the half-laps I6 and I8 to whichthey are joined, as seen in Fig. 6, and a coating of adhesive is appliedto the exposed faces of the glue iiaps 30, as indicated by stippling inFig. 6; and then the right hand half-laps I6 and I8 are folded over tothe left and thereby secured by this adhesive application to the gluenaps 36, as shown in Fig. '7, to form the carrier structure in collapsedposition. The resulting carrier structure is remarkably strong andserviceable, and may be employed to particular advantage in providinglightweight paperboard carriers for handling articles such as the smallsize powdered coffee jars mentioned above. Y

I claim:

1. A lightweight paperboard carrier structure comprising a bottom wall,opposed end walls foldably joined to said bottom wall, a side wallhalflap foldably joined at each side edge of each of said end walls andextending therefrom, a transverse full-lap foldably joined at vtheextending edge of one of the half-laps joined to each of said end walls,each of said full-laps being secured to the other half-lap that isjoined to the'same end wall, each of said full-laps being formed with ahandle tab at its top edge, and one of said fulllaps having foldablyjoined at its bottom edge an extending panel of substantiallycoextensive proportions, and-a nap member foldably joined at theextending edge of said extending panel with a slot formed at theadjacent foldably joined edges of said extending panel and flap memberfor receiving said handle tabs, whereby said panel and iiap member maybe folded over said full-laps for maintaining said carrier in erectposition.

2. A lightweight paperboard carrier structure comprising a one-piecebottom wall, opposed end walls joined to said bottomwall, opposed pairsof side wall half-laps joined at the side edges of said end walls andextending therefrom, and transverse full-laps secured to the extendingedges ofthe respective side wall half-laps of said pairs that are joinedto each end wall, each of said full-laps being formed with a handle tabat its top edge, and,` one of said full-laps having foldably joined atits bottom edge an extending panel of substantially coextensiveproportions, and a flap member foldably joined at the extending edge ofsaid extending panel with a slot formed at the adjacent foldably joinededges of said extending panel and flap member for receiving said handletabs, whereby said panel and flap member may be folded over saidfull-laps for maintaining said carrier in erect position.

3. In a paperboard carrier structure having a one-piece bottom wallintegrally joined to opposed end walls with which side wall half-lapsare associated, the improvement which comprises a medial partition forsaid carrier defining two carrier compartments between said end wallsand providing handle means from which said carrier may be Supported forcarrying, said medial partition comprising transverse full-laps securedto the side wall half-laps that are associated with each of said endwalls, whereby saidfull-laps are disposed in back-to-back relation whensaid carrier is erected, each of said full-laps being formed with ahandle tab at its top edge, and one of said full-laps vhaving foldablyjoined at its bottom edge an extending panel of substantiallycoextensive proportions, and a ap member foldably joined at theextending edge of said extending panel with a slot formed at theadjacent fol'dably joined edges of said extending panel and ap memberfor receiving said handle tabs, whereby said panel and flap member maybe folded' over said full-laps for maintaining said carrier in erectposition.

4. A collapsible, lightweight paperboard carrier structure comprising aone-piece bottom wall, opposed end walls foldably joined to said bottomwall, a side wall half-lap foldably joined at each side edge of said endwalls and extending therefrom, a transverse full-lap foldably secured atthe extending edges of both the half-laps joined to each of said endwalls, and a web' panel foldably joined at each side edge of said bottomwall and at the bottom edges of the half-laps forming the adjacent sidewall, said web panels being formed with fold lines extending diagonallyfrom the adjacent corners of said bottom wall and half-laps for doublingin overlying relation to said bottom wall upon erection of said endwalls and thereby disposing said side wall half-laps in fixed alignmentwith the side edges of said bottom wall and with the full-laps that aresecured to said halflaps positioned in back-to-back relation uponerection of said carrier, each of said full-laps being for-med with ahandle tab at its top edge, and one of said full-laps having foldablyjoined at its bottom edge an extending panel of substantiallycoextensive proportions, and a flap member foldably joined at theextending edge of said extending panel with a slot formed at theadjacent foldably joined edges of said extending panel and flap memberfor receiving said handle tabs, whereby said panel and flap member maybe folded over said full-laps for maintaining said carrier in erectposition.

5. A blank for a paperboard carrier structure, said blank being formedfrom a single piece of paperboard and comprising a one-piece bottomwallpanel, opposed end Wall panels, foldably joined to said bottom wallpanel, a side wall halflap foldably joined at each side edge of each ofsaid end wall panels and extending therefrom, and a transverse full-lapfoldably joined at the extending edge of one of the half-laps joined toeach of said end walls, each of said full-laps being formed with a glueilap at its opposite edge for securing to the other half-lap that isjoined to the same side wall, each of said full-laps being furtherformed with a handle tab at its outer edge, and one of said full-lapshaving foldably joined at its inner edge an extending panel ofsubstantially coextensive proportions, and a flap member foldably joinedat the extending edge of said extending panel with a slot formed at theadjacent foldably joined edges of said extending panel and flap memberfor receiving said handle tabs, whereby said panel and flap member maybe folded over said full-laps for maintaining a carrier formed from saidblank in erect position.

6. A blank for a paperboard carrier structure as defined in claim 5 andfurther characterized in that a web panel is foldably joined at eachside edge of said bottom wall panel and at the bottom edges of thehalf-laps forming the adjacent side wall, said web panels being formedwith fold lines extending diagonally from the adjacent corners of saidbottom Wall panel and half-laps for doubling in overlying relation withrespect to said bottom wall panel upon erection of said blank to form acarrier, and said web panels being proportioned so that their doubledwidth is not more than half the width of said bottom wall panel.

HOMER W. FORRER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,973,035 Barron Sept. 11, 19342,535,741 Lighter Dec. 26, 1950

